Boot XP

[M4A1]

My friend has a WinXP home PC setup. He can only access Safe Mode. Sometimes the PC just boots up for a second, then shuts off or reboots during WinXP login screen.

Possible causes: Viruses/Spyware/etc, he used to unplug the computer from the wall sometimes

What else do you think could be the problem?

 

[Osiris]

it could be a number of things...do you have the XP cd?

 

[M4A1]

Yes, he has the XP CD.

 

[Osiris]

do you know how to perform a repair?

 

[M4A1]

Yes

 

[Osiris]

try that then

 

[M4A1]

Ok, but what else are the major cuases of it? I know there are a myriad, but the most typical/popular ones =

 

[brady]

Are you hearing any beeps while booting?

 

[Osiris]

how was the pc running before all this happened? did you edit, delete, install, uninstall, hardware changes, etc?

 

[M4A1]

No beeps.

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He said he installed some games from Verizon. He also said his little cousin used to unplug the power from the wall about 3-4 times.......every 20 minutes or so.